William James OSWALD

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Service Number:	60741
Enlisted:	14 May 1918, Enlisted at Wangaratta, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Junee, New South Wales, Australia, 8 July 1888
Home Town:	Corowa, Corowa Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cordial Manuafacturer
Died:	Corowa, New South Wales, Australia, 13 October 1948, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Corowa Pioneer Cemetery, NSW
Memorials:

14 May 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 60741, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Wangaratta, Victoria
23 Jul 1918:	Involvement Private, 60741, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
23 Jul 1918:	Embarked Private, 60741, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Marathon, Melbourne
27 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Infantry Battalion, From re-enforcements
3 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 60741, 7th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to influenza

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Son of David Oswald and Emma Henrietta Oswald of Queen Street, Corowa, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 2 January 1919 aboard HT Berrima disembarking on 17 February 1919

Medal: British War Medal